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xLetters Patent No. 83,959, dated November 10, 1868.

IMPROVE!) NUT-CRACKER.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere Patent and making part of` thesame.

To all whom it may conce/rn Be it known that I, OHAnLns HAYDEN, ofCollinsville, in the county of Hartford, and State oi' Connecticut, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Nut-Crackers; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enabldnlllllkilled in'j'lhearnto make. and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which the figure shows a side elevation of myimproved device attached to a table.

Similaiz',` letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

This invention relates to improvements in nut crackers, whereby it' isdesigned to provide a more effective and useful article than those nowin use.

It consists in providing one ofthe jaws with a clamp, whereby it may befirmly clamped-to a table, in a sta'- tionary position, and inprovidin'g'two different points of application between the jaws, one forsmall and one for large nuts, as will be more fully described on refer.-ence to the accompanying drawings, wherein- A represents the stationaryjaw, provided with the brackets c and b, and with a set-screw, O,whereby it may be clamped to a table or'bench..

It will be easily seen that anut-cracker constructed as above describedcan be used with much greater ease and eiiect than those of ordinaryconstruction.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentlhenutfcrackerfconsisting of the stationary jaw A and pivoted lever B, whenthe former is made with extensions a l1 D, and provided with theclampingscrew C, substantially as herein shown and described.

CHARLES HAYDEN.

Witnesses ALBERT L. THAYER, T. O.B1DWELL.

